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Tate County School District

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Tate County School District is located in north Mississippi. Tate County School District has 369.08 square miles of land area and 6.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Tate County School District population is 19,143. Tate County School District median household income is $39,819 in 2006-2010. Tate County School District median house value is $87,000 in 2006-2010. On average, Tate County School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(88 out of 149, bottom 41%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	19,143 (2010), rank #49
Population Growth	4.90% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	51.03/sq mi, rank #68
Median Household Income:	$39,819 at 2006-2010—8.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Median House Price:	$87,000 at 2006-2010—3.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #42
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	369.08 sq mi, rank #68
Water Area:	6.08 sq mi (1.62%), rank #41
State:	Mississippi
County:	Tate County
City:	Coldwater, Senatobia, Holly Springs, Como, Sarah
Zip:	38618, 38668, 38635, 38619, 38665
Area:	Memphis, TN-MS-AR

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Tate County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

107 Court St

Senatobia MS, 38668, Tate County

Phone: 662-562-5861

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,027	3,096	3,091
English Language Learner Students:	41	53	32
Total Teachers:	189.59	172.50	190.40
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	10.71	9.60	12.00
Elementary:	76.95	66.70	76.70
Secondary:	81.05	77.40	81.20
Ungraded:	20.88	18.80	20.50
Total Other Staff:	225.54	237.40	230.80
Instructional Aides:	56.53	57.30	60.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.66	2.50	2.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.20	14.60	7.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.65	3.40	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.55	3.90	3.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	7.30	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.66	7.10	7.30
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	6.20	6.70	6.70
District Administrative Support:	7.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrators:	12.82	12.40	12.50
School Administrative Support:	16.36	14.20	13.90
Student Support Services:	21.67	17.50	20.90
Other Support Services:	89.44	97.10	90.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.97	17.95	16.23

Schools

Coldwater Attendance Center	Kindergarten to Grade 12	671 West St, Coldwater MS 38618
Coldwater Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	340c Peyton Rd, Coldwater MS 38618
Coldwater High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	671 West St, Coldwater MS 38618
East Tate Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	6832 East Tate Rd, Coldwater MS 38618
Independence High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3184 Hwy 305, Coldwater MS 38618
Independence Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	505 Sycamore Rd, Coldwater MS 38618
Strayhorn Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	3402 Hwy 4 West, Sarah MS 38665
Strayhorn High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	86 Mustang Dr, Sarah MS 38665

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	149.8
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.1	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	153.3
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	149.6
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.8	151.7
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.6	148.9
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.4	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	151.4
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.5	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	149.8
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	150.6
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.4	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.9
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	152.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.2	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	143.8	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	149.1
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.5	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	153.2
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30.9%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26.7%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.2%	44.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	28.7%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	27.6%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	33.2%	42.9%
SATP Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65.6%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.7%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.4%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	61.1%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	45.1%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.1%	85.4%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	81.8%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	80.1%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88.7%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.6%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.5%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	89.9%	86.2%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	68.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	69.7%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	56.5%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	68.9%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	70.8%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	59.2%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	66.8%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	74.7%	71.8%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	91%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	89.5%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	86.8%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	81.2%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	89.6%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	97.6%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	94.7%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	92.6%	93%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$24,700,000	$7,978		$23,363,000	$7,558		$21,515,000	$7,101
Federal:	$2,712,000	$876	11.0%	$2,889,000	$935	12.4%	$2,748,000	$907	12.8%
State:	$16,381,000	$5,291	66.3%	$15,648,000	$5,062	67.0%	$14,203,000	$4,687	66.0%
Local:	$5,607,000	$1,811	22.7%	$4,826,000	$1,561	20.7%	$4,564,000	$1,506	21.2%
Total Expenditures:	$23,942,000	$7,733		$22,644,000	$7,326		$26,805,000	$8,847
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,361,000	$6,900		$21,268,000	$6,881		$20,526,000	$6,774
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,431,000	$4,015	58.2%	$12,355,000	$3,997	58.1%	$11,675,000	$3,853	56.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,770,000	$572	8.3%	$1,838,000	$595	8.6%	$1,679,000	$554	8.2%
Administration:	$2,252,000	$727	10.5%	$2,278,000	$737	10.7%	$2,410,000	$795	11.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,908,000	$1,585	23.0%	$4,797,000	$1,552	22.6%	$4,762,000	$1,572	23.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,394,000	$450		$423,000	$137		$5,307,000	$1,751
Construction:	$718,000	$232		$211,000	$68		$4,190,000	$1,383
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$11,000	$4
Interest on Debt:	$1,187,000	$383		$953,000	$308		$961,000	$317

Total Salary:	$12,852,000	$4,151		$13,044,000	$4,220		$12,223,000	$4,034
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,603,000	$2,779	66.9%	$8,649,000	$2,798	66.3%	$8,205,000	$2,708	67.1%
Other Salary:	$4,249,000	$1,372	33.1%	$4,395,000	$1,422	33.7%	$4,018,000	$1,326	32.9%
Total Benefit:	$4,203,000	$1,358		$4,275,000	$1,383		$3,957,000	$1,306
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,707,000	$874	64.4%	$2,725,000	$882	63.7%	$2,554,000	$843	64.5%
Other Benefit:	$1,496,000	$483	35.6%	$1,550,000	$501	36.3%	$1,403,000	$463	35.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	65.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	27.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	43.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	11.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	15.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.9%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.7%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,986.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,182.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,836.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$38,160.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,348.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,581.0

* Tate County School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.